Tripping from Pottsville

Sunday, August 3, 2008

And here I thought it was a show about rabbits....Boy was I wrong! But definitely not wrong in telling Scott,,,"Sure, I'll be a hippy for the next 3 months." (I sorta kinda have a head start)We've only just begun and why HAIR is much more of an EXPERIENCE than just another show is becoming more evident with each rehearsal.The score is so much more amazing than I could have imagined! And the fact that we're getting the honor to perform HAIR 40 years after its initial run, I think is a testament to how incredible this show really is.I mean, come on, any show with 6-headed parents is gonna be something pretty damn special!What a cast too! Scott, with the exception of Zak, you really outdid yourself! (Oh, Margaret, calm down, you know I love you too!)Getting to rehearse these tunes anywhere is pretty groovy to begin with,,,but in a church? That's another,,,, Which we had to do the other night. Some of the tunes, even in our primitive stages, sounded AMAZING! And, hey,,,how bout a big hand for Scott's shoes? Squeaky McGee there got his feet wet while playing piano, so there was a little added accompaniment to some of the tunes. And of course who hasn't dreamed of saying "Sodomy, felatio, cunnilingus, pederasty, masturbation and orgy" in a Church? Good for you Aaron,,,, You just don't find too many of those words in the hymnals these days,,,,Blocking begins Monday and should be very interesting,,,,can't wait!

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Lyrics to Monster/Suicide/America by Steppenwolf 1970

Song found in the above mix,,,and what a song!

(Monster)Once the religious, the hunted and wearyChasing the promise of freedom and hopeCame to this country to build a new visionFar from the reaches of kingdom and popeLike good Christians, some would burn the witches Later some got slaves to gather riches

But still from near and far to seek AmericaThey came by thousands to court the wildAnd she just patiently smiled and bore a childTo be their spirit and guiding light

And once the ties with the crown had been brokenWestward in saddle and wagon it wentAnd 'til the railroad linked ocean to oceanMany the lives which had come to an endWhile we bullied, stole and bought our a homelandWe began the slaughter of the red man

But still from near and far to seek AmericaThey came by thousands to court the wildAnd she just patiently smiled and bore a childTo be their spirit and guiding light

The blue and grey they stomped itThey kicked it just like a dogAnd when the war overThey stuffed it just like a hogAnd though the past has it's share of injusticeKind was the spirit in many a wayBut it's protectors and friends have been sleepingNow it's a monster and will not obey(Suicide)The spirit was freedom and justiceAnd it's keepers seem generous and kindIt's leaders were supposed to serve the countryBut now they won't pay it no mind'Cause the people grew fat and got lazyAnd now their vote is a meaningless jokeThey babble about law and orderBut it's all just an echo of what they've been toldYeah, there's a monster on the looseIt's got our heads into a nooseAnd it just sits there watchin'Our cities have turned into junglesAnd corruption is stranglin' the landThe police force is watching the peopleAnd the people just can't understandWe don't know how to mind our own business'Cause the whole worlds got to be just like usNow we are fighting a war over thereNo matter who's the winnerWe can't pay the cost'Cause there's a monster on the looseIt's got our heads into a nooseAnd it just sits there watching(America)America where are you now?Don't you care about your sons and daughters?Don't you know we need you nowWe can't fight alone against the monster

America where are you now?Don't you care about your sons and daughters?Don't you know we need you nowWe can't fight alone against the monster